Bottle-valve.



C. F. LENG.

BOTTLE VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED lun: I5. |916.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

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visoterna-VALVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

Application filed .Tune 15, 1916. y Serial No. 103,765.

To all 'whom t may concern: y

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN F. LENG, a citizen of the United .States,land a resident of the city of New York,'borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and ,Improved Bottle-Valve, of which the following isl a V full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved bottle valve arranged to insure proper working of the valve under all conditions, to permit of conveniently decanting the contents of the bottle, and to prevent relling of the bottle with spurious goods either by the use of a force pump` or like device, or by the use of a vacuum.

Another object is to prevent the valve from being forced down in the bottle neck or being removed therefrom.

1n order to accomplish the desired result, use is made of a casing provided at its upper end with an outlet and having interior vertically disposed guide ribs, a flexible valve seat held on the lowerend of the casing, and a light hollow valve mounted to slide up and down on the said guide ribs of the casing, the valve having the lower portion of its side curved inwardly and downwardly to fit the said valve seat.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a pai-t of this invention, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of the bottle valve as appliedtothe neck of a bottle disposed `in upright position; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same with the parts in position when the bottle is tilted; Fig. 3 is an inverted sectional plan view of the bottle valve on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is an inverted plan view of the valve guide and seat retainer; Fig. is a perspective view of the valveseat; and Fig. G is a perspective view of the baiiie.

The valve casing is formed of a shell 10, a lining 11 and a battle 12 intermediate'the top 13 of the shell 10 andthe top 14 of the lining 11. The shell 10 is provided at the top 13 with a decanting spout 15 adapted to be closed by a cork 16 which, however, is removed prior to the decanting of the contents of the bottle on which the valve casing is used. The top 14 of the lining 11 kis provided with a centrally disposed outlet 17 and the interior of the lining is provided with vertically disposed ribs 18 extending froin the lower end of the lining to the .top 14, and the upper ends of alternate ribs 18 are provided with extensions 19 on the underside of the top 14 and reaching to the wall of the outlet 17, as will .be readily understood by reference to Figs. 1,

2 and 3. The ribs 18 and their extensions 19 provide channels or passages for the liquid flowing vthrough the lining to the outlet 17 whenever the bottle is tilted, as indicated in Fig. 2. The baffle 12 is in the form of a disk integral with supporting postsl 2S engaging the tops 13 and 14 and the inner face of the shell 10 to support the baffle 12 approximately midway between the outlet 17 and the entrance to the decanting spout 15. 1n practice, the shell 10, the lining 11 and the baffle 12 are made of porcelain and the parts are assembled prior to burning so that the parts are fused together during the burning process and thereby form a valve casing in which the parts 10, 11 and 12 are iirmly fastened to gether.

The lower end of the lining 11 is a short Vdistance from the lower end of the shell 10 and on the said lower end of the lining 11 abuts the marginal portion of a valve seat 20,

preferably made of flexible material such as liquid-proof paper. The valve seat 2O is provided with an inwardly and downwardly extending seating i-ange 21 and the under side of the valve seat 20 rests on the valve seat retainer and guide 22 provided on the wall of the inlet 24.

Within the lining 11 is arranged a valve 30, preferablylmade hollow and of aluminum or other suitable light material, the

valve having the'lower portion 31 of itsv side Vcurved inwardly and downwardly to snugly .fit the flange 21 of the valve seat 20 approximately midway between the curved .portion31 at the time the valve 30 is in norvwitha depending` portion 23 having an inlet opening 24 and vertically disposed ribs 25 ing understood that the valve 30 is also` 'guided vin its upperportion on the ribs 1S.

The body of the valve 30 and its depending stem 32 are preferably formed from one piece of material and the top of' the valve 30 is closed by a stopper 33 of cork or other suitable light material. A weight 40 is preferably used in the upper portion of the lining ll' intermediate the top il oi the lining and the top 'of the valve 30 to hold the latter normally in position on the v-alve seat 20. However, this weight et() may be dispensed with and the distance between the top of the valve and the top 14 of the lining reduced to a minimum.

In attaching the bottle valve to the neck 50 of the bottle use is made of a washer 51, of cork or other material, resting on the top of the neck 50 and forming a seat for the lower end of the shell 10 and the valve retainer and guide 22. The upper end of the neck 50 is provided with an exterior flange 52 and a similar flange 53 is provided eX- teriorly on the lower end of the shell l0, and the said flanges 52 and 53 are engaged by a band 54 having inturned top and bottoni fianges 55 and 56, of which the flange 55 engages the top of the flange 53 and the flange 5G engages the bottom of the flange 52 to securely fasten the bottle valve casing to the neck 50 of the bottle.

The bottle valve shown and described is attached to the neck 50 of the bottle after the latter is filled with the desired' liquid, and when the bottle is tilted then the force of the liquid falling down the neck 50 eX- erts a pressure against the stem 32 of the valve 30 to readily dislodge the stem from its seat to allow the liquid to flow through the opening of the valve seat and through the lining ll and the outlet opening 17 around the baffle l2 and into and out of the spout l5 into a glass or other suitable receptacle to be filled. Vhen the bottle is returned to normal vertical position the valve 3() immediately returns to closed position on the valve seat 20, and this movement of the valve is aided by the bottle weight 40. It will be noticed that by the arrangement described the valve 30 is firmly held to its seat by its own weight and that of the weight Ll() and is not liable to be dislodged either by force or vacuum that may be employed by unauthorized persons for filling the bottle with spurious goods. In case a person attempts to refill an empty bottle with spurious goods by pouring suoli liquid into the spout l5 then the liquid is gathered by the baffle l2 and flows gently through the opening 17 into the lining l1 in which this liquid acts on the valve 30 to insure its rni seating on the valve seat 20. The entering liquid even tends to right the valve 30 in case it should be tilted, but even then the valve is always firmly seated by its rounded portion 31 engaging the fiange 21 of the valve seat. In case pressure or vacuum is on the lowei end of the casing and made of y thin flexible material, a valve retainer and guide fitting against the under side of the marginal portion of the said valve seat, the

said retainer and guide being provided with a depending guiding portion, and a light hollow valve mounted to slide up and down on the said guide ribs of the casing, the valve having` the lower portion of its side curved inwardly and downwardly to fit the said valve seat, the valve being provided at its lower end with a depending stein guided on the said guide portion.

2. A valve mechanism for bottles, comprising a casing provided at its upper end with an outlet, and interiorly with vertically disposed guide ribs forming passages for the liquid to the outlet, a valve seat held on the lower end of the said casing and provided with a seat flange extending downwardly and inwardly, a valve retainer and guide fitting against the under side of the marginal portion of the said valve seat, the said retainer and guide having a depending guiding portion provided with vertical guiding ribs, and a valve mounted to slide up and down on the guide ribs of the casing and having the lower portion of its side curved inwardly and downwardly and terminating in a depending stem slidingly engaging the ribs of the said valve retainer and guide.

3. A valve mechanism for bottles, comprising a casing provided at its upper end with an outlet, and interiorly with vertically disposed guide ribs forming passages for the liquid to the outlet, a valve seat held on the lower end of the said casing and provided with a seat fiange extending downwardly and inwardly, a valve retainer and guide fitting against the under side of the marginal portion of the said valve seat, the said retainer and guide having a depending guiding portion provided with vertical guiding ribs, and a valve mounted to slide up and down on the guiding ribs of the casing and having the lower portion of' its side curved inwardly and downwardly and terminating in a depending stem slidingly engaging the ribs of the said valve retainer and guide, the said valve and its stem being hollow and of light material, the stern being closed at the lower end by an integral bottom and the top of the valve being closed by a stopper.

4. A. valve mechanism for bottles, com-v prising a easing provided at its upper end with an outlet, and interiorly with vertically disposed guide ribs forming passages for the liquid to the outlet, a valve seat held on the lower end of the said easing and provided with a seat flange extending downwardly and inwardly, a valve retainer and guide fitting against the under side of the marginal portion of the said valve seat, the

said retainer and guide having' a depending guiding portion provided with vertical guide ribs, a valve mounted to slide up and down on the guide ribs of the casing and having the lower portion of its side curved inwardly and downwardly and terminating in a depending stem slidingly engaging thel ribsof the said valve retainer and guide, and a weight in the upper portion of the easing and adapted-to bear on the top of the said valve.

CHRISTIAN F. LENG'.

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